According to this post, Nikon will have a new announcement this coming Wednesday, August 6, 2008. The timing appears to be right - before the Olympics. On the same day it is expected Nikon to announce also their 2nd quarter financials.
Update: the date for the new Nikon p&s cameras is August 7th, 6AM Central European Time (CET) according to our source.
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The new 70-200mm 2.8 ? Hopefully… But available in December for no VIP
D90 release???
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well it’s the 6th and where is this so called “new announcement” from Nikon??????????????????